Abstract Background The orbital gland of the group agama (Agamidae) is not well-studied. Here a first description anatomical and histological studies on Egyptian Trapelus mutabilis . Results Harderian (HG) well-developed, with tongue shape, appearing whitish in color, reaching approximately 1.47 mm length. can be divided into head tail regions lies at medial corner orbit ventral to ventralis ob...

kurdistan province in the western iran possesses varied climatic and geographical conditions that led to rich biodiversity. an investigation on the status of lizards in this province was carried out from june 2010 to september 2011. a total of 73 specimens were collected and identified. the collected specimens represented four families, 10 genera, and 14 species and subspecies, including agamid...